はむかう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はむかう – see the following entry.

【歯向かう】 [verb] (idiomatic) to strike back at, to bite back, to resist, to defy, to disobey [verb] (of dogs, etc...) showing teeth with an intent to bite Alternative spellings 刃向かう, 歯向う

(This term, はむかう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)